Requirements
- Open space with hard pavement (concrete or asphalt)
- A basketball or large bouncy ball (appropriately sized for your child)
Instructions
- Dribbling means bouncing a ball continuously with the palm and fingers of the hand
- Show your child how to do a two-handed dribble (both hands contact the ball at the same time)
- Show your child how to do right- and left-handed dribble. One hand will be more difficult depending on whether your child is left-handed or right-handed
- Practice all three dribbles
- Play a mirror game: when you dribble with your left hand, so must your child. Vary the dribbles, speed, height and other factors to make the game fun
Variations
- Try the mirror game with your child leading
Benefits
This activity develops hand-eye coordination, balance, and rhythmical movement
